Thursday, December 15, 2016

Christmas season is in full swing, and we've been enjoying the layouts submitted for Major Case File No. 219. Hopefully you'll get to squeeze in some time between all the holiday busy-ness to get into your scrap room and document some of your Christmas memories using the classic Christmas palette in that Case File, which stays open for the entire month.

So, are you ready for the mid-month challenge? Grab your forensics kits, CSI members, and get ready for some serious sleuthing as we open Case File No. 220.

CASE FILE:We're celebrating Christmas with our Case Files this month. Case File No. 220 celebrates the joy of Christmas baking. Our lovely Scene is by Lynn Horrabin.Remember to scroll all the way down to the bottom of this reveal post for RGB codes, color descriptions, and more detailed explanations of the Evidence and Testimony prompts.

Have you heard about the sketch challenge Tell Us a Story? CSI Detective Anastasia is on their design team. Go check it out!

Anastasia has translated the Case File into Russian for our Russian players:

We're so excited to have six generous sponsors this month! Our sponsors are among the best in the crafting industry, offering unique and trendy products. CLICK HERE to read more about these generous sponsors and the prizes they're donating.

GUEST DESIGNERS
We're thrilled to have the design team from Charms Creations joining us this month!

INSPIRATION

So...are you ready for some serious inspiration?

This is how the CSI Detectives have expertly cracked the case.

**To read about the design team's journaling, please visit their blogs (links to blogs are on the sidebar).

Inspiration Words: sweet, delight, tradition --use these as
inspirationfor your journaling, not just as a title.

We trust we've left enough clues for you to solve the case!

The deadline for completingthis Case File isSaturday, December 31, at 11:59 p.m. EST.Be sure to link your layout using the link tool in the sidebar, and mention the Evidence and Testimony clues you used.

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Congratulations to all of our members who are highlighted! You can grab your badges here.

Tell your story. It's our tagline, and here at CSI, it's one of our missions to get our members to delve deeper into journaling--to document the meaningful bits and pieces that make up our lives. We would like to shine a special spotlight each week on a member who did an exceptional job telling their story. And we'd like to thank Scrapbook Fantasies for donating a wonderful prize to our Star Witness for each Case File.

We love the sweet story Carrie tucked behind the photo that tells about how her dad shaped her passion for writing. We think Carrie did a beautiful job telling her story not only through words but also through the photo she chose and the loving warmth conveyed by her layout.